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Placentia, CA vs Fortuna, CA

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Highlights
- Fortuna spends 2.8% more per student than Placentia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Fortuna than in Placentia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fortuna had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Placentia
 Placentia, CAFortuna, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock70434573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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Reviews for Fortuna    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Fortuna, many people I grew up with still live there. I wish I could take my son and move back there to raise him. There is so much to learn from there.   More

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Over 11 years ago

Temperatures are moderate throughout the year. Median avg temp is 50-60 degrees. Little to no snow in winter and a lost less rain than in the Seattle! Down side is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Temperatures are moderate throughout the year. Median avg temp is 50-60 degrees. Little to no snow in winter and a lost less rain than in the Seattle! Down side is  More

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